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these issues face every state in america. and we are going to see in this arena a dramatic reduction of the quality and content and quantity of health care that our medicare beneficiaries today see because of these proposals and they are being done not in order to make the medicare system more solvent but to finance yet another major federal entitlement program that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. as a matter of fact, if you look at the true numbers, the cost will be over $2 trillion in a full ten-year period of time. and so there's a lot more that we could say, but i know that my colleagues from mississippi and florida have some remarks that they would like to makers and so -- that they would like to make, and so i will yield to them at this time. mr. lemieux: i want to thank the gentleman from idaho for his great remarks today. and i want to follow up on what he started to discuss and continue also with the comments from my colleague from arizona about medicare advantage, because it seems to me, being a senator f
these issues face every state in america. and we are going to see in this arena a dramatic reduction of the quality and content and quantity of health care that our medicare beneficiaries today see because of these proposals and they are being done not in order to make the medicare system more solvent but to finance yet another major federal entitlement program that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. as a matter of fact, if you look at the true numbers, the cost will be over $2 trillion...
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it is america's pastime. it raises to the level of a congressional response. as i said, not in a punitive manner, but in a collaborative manner. in a manner that says, we want the sport to last. we would like there to be more boys playing. and we also have girls football. and we want more people playing and more people lasting. mr. barbour, let me thank you for all that you have given to the people who watch you. do you think the structure of the nfl contracts are contributor to players shielding their symptoms and is there anything to change that culture? >> i will answer that question. come i. ifit comes down to pride. i hated seeing someone else do my job. i think my contracts were not incentivized based on playing time, but for me, it was a sense of pride because i loved doing my job. >> can we balance the pride with ways -- i was going to refer to playing times and incentives -- >> you balance that with education. if you give players the knowledge of their injuries and the potential dangers of their injuries and have them take control of it as opposed to
it is america's pastime. it raises to the level of a congressional response. as i said, not in a punitive manner, but in a collaborative manner. in a manner that says, we want the sport to last. we would like there to be more boys playing. and we also have girls football. and we want more people playing and more people lasting. mr. barbour, let me thank you for all that you have given to the people who watch you. do you think the structure of the nfl contracts are contributor to players...
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, in our 21st century america, mr. president, we should be able to get the care that you need. but for too many american families -- perhaps your family, as you watch this tonight from your homes -- health care has become your most basic fear. you don't have health insurance, you go to bed every single night knowing that if you wake up sick, your child does, you might not be able to see that doctor or afford one, if you can even find one. even if you have health insurance, you're paying more and more in premiums and gedsing less and less coverage -- and getting less and less coverage for your money. millions of you are seeing your premiums skyrocket and yet you lie awake at night -- millions do, mr. president -- wondering, what if i lose my job? what if i get saingdz find out my -- what if i get sick and find out that my policy doesn't cover me? or what if you run out of benefits and have to pay out of your pocket? i wish i could say that these fears are irrational fears. bur they're not, mr. president. there's nothing
, in our 21st century america, mr. president, we should be able to get the care that you need. but for too many american families -- perhaps your family, as you watch this tonight from your homes -- health care has become your most basic fear. you don't have health insurance, you go to bed every single night knowing that if you wake up sick, your child does, you might not be able to see that doctor or afford one, if you can even find one. even if you have health insurance, you're paying more...
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here is what america pause doctors think. 59% of u.s. physicians now support national health insurance, up from 49% in 2002 according to ase studying the annals of internal medicine april 2008. says the lead author and member dr. aaron carol, quote many claim to speak for physicians and reflect their views. bad we ask the doctors directly and found the contrary to conventional wisdom most dr. support the government creating national health insurance. why? according to the co-author, dr. ronald ackerman another member, quote more physicians feel our fragmented and for-profit insurance system is obstructing good patient care. as a practicing physician for 20 years, i see every day of the greed of the for-profit insurance and pharmaceutical industries have added a huge burden of financial anxiety and stress on to patients at exactly the time when they are most vulnerable, when they are ill. just this week a 62-year-old patient of mine told me that she and her husband lost their health insurance when their business of 45 years succumbed to t
here is what america pause doctors think. 59% of u.s. physicians now support national health insurance, up from 49% in 2002 according to ase studying the annals of internal medicine april 2008. says the lead author and member dr. aaron carol, quote many claim to speak for physicians and reflect their views. bad we ask the doctors directly and found the contrary to conventional wisdom most dr. support the government creating national health insurance. why? according to the co-author, dr. ronald...
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how do people out in america who feel strongly about that issue, what do they say about it? well, according to an a.p. story just this morning, a direct quote from the person with the catholic bishops who works with this legislative issue here on the hill, here's what he had to say. and this is a quote from this individual who works for the catholic bishops on legislative issues. here's what he had to say -- "this is the worst bill we've seen so far on the life issue." a spokesman for the catholic bishops on what is buried in this 2,074-page bill on the issue of whether the government will for the first time allow federal programs to pay for elective abortions. another observation he made about it -- and this is a direct quote, two words, a spokesman for the catholic bishops -- "completely unacceptable." completely unacceptable, the abortion language in this 2,074-page bill, mr. president. that's how the catholic bishops apparently feel about this. finally, americans should know that this bill doesn't have the commonsense reforms that they have been asking for all along. not
how do people out in america who feel strongly about that issue, what do they say about it? well, according to an a.p. story just this morning, a direct quote from the person with the catholic bishops who works with this legislative issue here on the hill, here's what he had to say. and this is a quote from this individual who works for the catholic bishops on legislative issues. here's what he had to say -- "this is the worst bill we've seen so far on the life issue." a spokesman for...
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it is seeing more cases in north america, europe, and parts of asia. in the southern hemisphere even in the summer they see a lot of cases compared to the regular flu. on this, police could be processing 11 bodies found in a sex offenders home. coroners in cleveland have identified three women but they need more families to come forward with dna samples and the coroners are having to reassure them the samples won't be turned over to police. suspect anthony sowell is being held without bond. his charges include five counts of murder. >>> new this morning president obama's health care plan has lost some ground with americans. in a new cnn/opinion research poll, 45% of those asked favor the plan. 53% opposed it. that's a nine-point increase since october. but a total of 59% felt that congress should continue working to make changes to the health care bills. tomorrow the house takes a floor vote on the bill. you know, phoenix, arizona, police are sorting through about 1,000 pieces of stolen luggage. they found in a couple's home. the chances of identifying
it is seeing more cases in north america, europe, and parts of asia. in the southern hemisphere even in the summer they see a lot of cases compared to the regular flu. on this, police could be processing 11 bodies found in a sex offenders home. coroners in cleveland have identified three women but they need more families to come forward with dna samples and the coroners are having to reassure them the samples won't be turned over to police. suspect anthony sowell is being held without bond. his...
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so i don't think america wants us to go down that road. i do think that not only will yield future bailouts but it does create the sort of heightened moral hazard that senator crapo talked about and invites collapse and invites future bailouts. and i'm gravely concerned about that first and most fundamentally. i hope this process, this exercise can change in its flavor, in its direction, because as i said at the beginning, right now, it's a purely partisan bill, a purely partisan markup under the mantra, we're not going to let a good crisis go to waste. i hope that can change, i hope we can come together in a bipartisan way, put good policy forward with the clear focus of solving the real problems that led to the crisis all of america has lived through in the last several years. thank you very much, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator. and we now turn to senator bennett. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to thank chairman dodd and committee staff for putting together an extremely comprehensive bill that takes crucial steps towards secur
so i don't think america wants us to go down that road. i do think that not only will yield future bailouts but it does create the sort of heightened moral hazard that senator crapo talked about and invites collapse and invites future bailouts. and i'm gravely concerned about that first and most fundamentally. i hope this process, this exercise can change in its flavor, in its direction, because as i said at the beginning, right now, it's a purely partisan bill, a purely partisan markup under...
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and finally the capitol, one of america's most symbolic structures. american icon, three memorable nights, thursday, friday, and saturday on c-span. and get your own copy of american aye icons, a three-disk d.v.d. set. order online at c-span.org/store. >> now a forum on how to reduce political partisan. this team meet for more than an hour. >> good day, everybody. i'm president of the new orleans tulane university. from hughey long to edwin edwards to our current mayor ray nay began. politics is one of our favorite passtimes in this great state. we talk about it continuously and with a fair amount of knowledge and usually partisan viewpoints. another reason why i'm particularly happy that we're having the bipartisan policy center today. in new orleans there are many hot, political topics that sometimes there are so many hot political topics that sometimes it's hard to fit into any one subject. whether it's parrish state, the new orlean or leanian -- the knew or leanian will have time to talk about it. it will have different answers from from the senat
and finally the capitol, one of america's most symbolic structures. american icon, three memorable nights, thursday, friday, and saturday on c-span. and get your own copy of american aye icons, a three-disk d.v.d. set. order online at c-span.org/store. >> now a forum on how to reduce political partisan. this team meet for more than an hour. >> good day, everybody. i'm president of the new orleans tulane university. from hughey long to edwin edwards to our current mayor ray nay...
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john kennedy and richard nixon or two of the most brilliant minds america produced for the richard nixon was on the national ticket five times and won four out five times in the last i checked the batting averages one of the best batting average of anyone who has run for the american president and of course john kennedy becoming the first and only roman catholic president is an interesting story in and of itself. secondly it was an extraordinarily close election. kennedy won the election by a tick or two over 100,000 votes out of the tens of millions cast so it was extraordinarily close. it was also i argue the first modern campaign when you think about pollsters, you think about use of media, you think of mass buying of advertising and when you think about religion as a political force you have those together in many things which we take for granted in our presidential races today in many ways began in that election so i think it is the beginning of modern political presidential campaigns. but it was also what i call the larva stage of the religious right in the united states. if you lo
john kennedy and richard nixon or two of the most brilliant minds america produced for the richard nixon was on the national ticket five times and won four out five times in the last i checked the batting averages one of the best batting average of anyone who has run for the american president and of course john kennedy becoming the first and only roman catholic president is an interesting story in and of itself. secondly it was an extraordinarily close election. kennedy won the election by a...
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one in eight boys in america plays football. thousands will suffer concussions. concussions. one fictional boy will take a hit to the head no. 1003 this will make and bill stunned and confused and he will see double and forget where he is. he will begin walking toward the wrong side line, a clear indication of concussive. we will think that he got a little thing. the referee will notice that he will know if it is his place to say something. sometimes an athletic trainer might notice, but mike's high school is one of the 50 percent without one. -- 58% without one. all of the other guys in the hall will see that he is concussed but that happens all the time. ted of calling time out, they keep telling him to play over and over. the teammates do not know that by playing, mike is exposing him to further brain damage. after two more plays, he appears better. he has a raging headache it does not tell anyone about three the concussion is never diagnosed. what happens to mike? i do not know. he might be fined or he might be laying on the ground with cte. our next week he might get ano
one in eight boys in america plays football. thousands will suffer concussions. concussions. one fictional boy will take a hit to the head no. 1003 this will make and bill stunned and confused and he will see double and forget where he is. he will begin walking toward the wrong side line, a clear indication of concussive. we will think that he got a little thing. the referee will notice that he will know if it is his place to say something. sometimes an athletic trainer might notice, but mike's...
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we have had two big parties in america. under bush and others running the party they called it big government republicanism. you had the democrats ever since the new deal and the republicans, but the populist right that ronald reagan represented -- there was nothing there. that is now reasserting itself within the conservative movement and eventually within the republican party. host: what factors do you see within the obama administration that make you think there is opportunity for republicans? guest: i think he missed the opportunity to redefine his party as the majority for a generation. if he has governed as he talked about with tax cuts for 95%, going after deficit spending -- if he went after cultural issues like affirmative action he could have repositioned the democratic party more to the middle. he surprised a lot of people by going so hard to the left. he has not only gone back to the democratic traditions of big government that go back to the new deal and great society, but has also cast its moorings away from t
we have had two big parties in america. under bush and others running the party they called it big government republicanism. you had the democrats ever since the new deal and the republicans, but the populist right that ronald reagan represented -- there was nothing there. that is now reasserting itself within the conservative movement and eventually within the republican party. host: what factors do you see within the obama administration that make you think there is opportunity for...
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that secession from the union and military defense of the confederate states of america was necessary to achieve that goal. these are all reasonable assumptions. they have been made by historians for generations. but let's also assume that the radon harpers ferry was the last we ever heard of john brown. let's assume that he was shot and killed during the fighting in harpers ferry. as he nearly was. over lynched by the mob that was hungry for vengeance after he was captured, as he nearly was. or that governor wise had convened a court-martial and condemned him to death with a trend within hours of his capture. he wanted to do that very thing that he arrived in harpers ferry too late. let's assume, in other words, there was no trial in charles town. no magistrates court, no grand jury, no indictment, no jury, no verdict, no appeal to the supreme court of appeals in richmond. if that had been the case, brown would never have had an opportunity to address the court. he could not have made the statement quoted all over and over in newspaper reports. reprinted in newspapers all over the un
that secession from the union and military defense of the confederate states of america was necessary to achieve that goal. these are all reasonable assumptions. they have been made by historians for generations. but let's also assume that the radon harpers ferry was the last we ever heard of john brown. let's assume that he was shot and killed during the fighting in harpers ferry. as he nearly was. over lynched by the mob that was hungry for vengeance after he was captured, as he nearly was....
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of one of america's most famous sculptures. it is a three-d d set. order online at c-span.org/store -- is a three-dvd said. >> michael bloomberg met with arne duncan in washington today to promote the obama administration's program called race to the top at the center for american progress. the center's president is john podesta. this is about one hour. >> welcome, everyone. we are very pleased to have back at the center three people who of been at the forefront of the fight to give every kid in our country a quality education and a chance to succeed. secretary of education arne duncan, mayor of new york city, secretary of education arne duncan, mayor of new york city michael bloomberg and kati haycock president of the education tress. i think the fact that this wednesday before thanksgiving and it is a:00 in the morning and we have the full house and a lot of cameras is either testament to the fact of the timeliness of the quality of this discussion or arne they are expecting you to announce the "race to the top" decisions thi
of one of america's most famous sculptures. it is a three-d d set. order online at c-span.org/store -- is a three-dvd said. >> michael bloomberg met with arne duncan in washington today to promote the obama administration's program called race to the top at the center for american progress. the center's president is john podesta. this is about one hour. >> welcome, everyone. we are very pleased to have back at the center three people who of been at the forefront of the fight to give...
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but america pulled together. and in july of 1969, neil armstrong planted that american flag on the moon and was an achievement that for anyone who saw it was just an amazing accomplishment. it was like flying solo across the atlantic, climbing mount everest, reaching the north pole all wrapped into one. the young people who saw were especially impact, especially one young man in hawaii named barack obama. barack obama as a young boy remembered sitting on my grandfather's shoulders and watching the apollo astronauts, sure in hawaii. i sat there and i know, my grandfather explain how we americans could do anything we set our minds to accomplish. >> who could argue that american government was incapable after putting a man on the moon? >> we have won world war ii, helped rebuild europe of its barack obama. we had won world war ii, helping rebuild europe through the marshall plan. we done the national highway system. we had split the atom with the manhattan project. america was a can-do nation, but now are we still j
but america pulled together. and in july of 1969, neil armstrong planted that american flag on the moon and was an achievement that for anyone who saw it was just an amazing accomplishment. it was like flying solo across the atlantic, climbing mount everest, reaching the north pole all wrapped into one. the young people who saw were especially impact, especially one young man in hawaii named barack obama. barack obama as a young boy remembered sitting on my grandfather's shoulders and watching...
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inside america's most famous home. our visit shows degree in public places, as well as those rarely seen spaces. saturday at 8:00 eastern, the capital, at the history, art, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icon, three memorable nights starting tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. day your own copy for $25.95. order online at lockheed c- span.org -- order online at c- span.org. > the senate moves the health care bill to the floor starting monday and through december. followed the entire debate and talent will affect access to medical care. last month scholars and former administration officials held a discussion on the threat posed from terrace and nuclear weapons. they spoke at the jfk library for one hour 20 minutes. >> i felt an obligation to end nuclear war. this is a priority of my administration. by 1994, nuclear missiles were no longer targeting each other's countries. we received up an extension. we continue inspections in iraq and had made a deal with north korea. i was the
inside america's most famous home. our visit shows degree in public places, as well as those rarely seen spaces. saturday at 8:00 eastern, the capital, at the history, art, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icon, three memorable nights starting tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. day your own copy for $25.95. order online at lockheed c- span.org -- order online at c- span.org. > the senate moves the health care bill to the floor starting monday and...
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biggest corporations in america. let's have a debate about that. john kasich. >> i wanted to start today and talk about some of the good things that we have that makes the country special. first of all, it is pretty interesting. we have a dna of entrepreneurship. kids learn from when they are young up that if you have a great idea, you can be something. in fact, not only can you be good, but instead of working for someone else, you can create an idea and have people work for you. that dna has made this country a very productive, very successful and very generous. separately, i think you need to our country is we have the flow of capital, not much flowing today, but that is because of retraction. people doing things that were not responsible in an effort to make a lot of money nevertheless, you can find capital in america if you have a great idea. you can go to your family, and go to a bank, a venture capitalist and you can take an idea from the back of your head, translated onto paper and create something. that is a
biggest corporations in america. let's have a debate about that. john kasich. >> i wanted to start today and talk about some of the good things that we have that makes the country special. first of all, it is pretty interesting. we have a dna of entrepreneurship. kids learn from when they are young up that if you have a great idea, you can be something. in fact, not only can you be good, but instead of working for someone else, you can create an idea and have people work for you. that dna...
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bank of america c.e.o.. at this point our investigation has shared a great deal of light on a deal that was secretly made and at the cost of taxpayers' billions. although the investigation may be coming to a close, i am certain that no member of this committee will stop working until all the taxpayers dollars that bank of america received are paid back. thank you very much. on that note i yield to the ranking member of the committee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have greatly appreciated your willingness to engage in necessary oversight of the bush administration -- i repeat the bush administration's decision to force bank of america and other banks to accept tarp funds and subsequently force bank of america to acquire merrill lynch. unfortunately, the bipartisan nature of the investigation appears to have stalled today's hearing. first, mr. chairman, there has never been a shotgun wedding in which the groom held a shotgun to himself. as you have said in the past, this was a shotgun wedding and the only peo
bank of america c.e.o.. at this point our investigation has shared a great deal of light on a deal that was secretly made and at the cost of taxpayers' billions. although the investigation may be coming to a close, i am certain that no member of this committee will stop working until all the taxpayers dollars that bank of america received are paid back. thank you very much. on that note i yield to the ranking member of the committee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have greatly appreciated...
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eastern, the white house, inside america's most famous home. beyond the bill their robes, our visit shows the public places as well as those rarely seen spaces. saturday, the capital. the history, art, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. three memorable nights, out thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. this set is $24.95. order online. >> a look at next year's congressional election and the 2012 presidential campaign. we will hear from republican and democratic strategists. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> i -- i like to give everyone an insight into what is going on here. i give credit to julia reed who deck of this quote for book she wrote which is an excellent book. she is quoting from 1877. "the city has been buried under taxes and fraud and mal administration. when i write about it as i intend to do soon, no one will believe i am telling the truth. it is better to live here in sackcloth and ashes than to own the entire state of ohio." [laughter] my apologies to ohio. he sums up the way --
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here is what america pause doctors think. 59% of u.s. physicians now support national health insurance, up from 49% in 2002 according to ase studying the annals of internal medicine april 2008. says the lead author and member dr. aaron carol, quote many claim to speak for physicians and reflect their views. bad we ask the doctors directly and found the contrary to conventional wisdom most dr. support the government creating national health insurance. why? according to the co-author, dr. ronald ackerman another member, quote more physicians feel our fragmented and for-profit insurance system is obstructing good patient care. as a practicing physician for 20 years, i see every day of the greed of the for-profit insurance and pharmaceutical industries have added a huge burden of financial anxiety and stress on to patients at exactly the time when they are most vulnerable, when they are ill. just this week a 62-year-old patient of mine told me that she and her husband lost their health insurance when their business of 45 years succumbed to t
here is what america pause doctors think. 59% of u.s. physicians now support national health insurance, up from 49% in 2002 according to ase studying the annals of internal medicine april 2008. says the lead author and member dr. aaron carol, quote many claim to speak for physicians and reflect their views. bad we ask the doctors directly and found the contrary to conventional wisdom most dr. support the government creating national health insurance. why? according to the co-author, dr. ronald...
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eastern, america's sweetheart, sandra bullock in a nasty, dramatic fight with a porn star who used to be married to her husband and it's all over a 5-year-old child. also, josh and fergie versus the stripper, the startling claims that he cheated on fergie with a stripper. how josh and fergie are fighting back. we'll see you at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on hln. natasha? >>> a proud military mom says she was told to take down her banner supporting the troops at a recent nfl game. she says that she flies it proudly wherever she goes. karen williams tied it to a railing near her seat but ushers told her it had to go. >> that hurt so bad because all we're trying to do is show these young gentlemen and women that we support them. >> they say the removal had nothing to do -- let's see. what did it have nothing to do with? it had nothing to do with the content but rather the fact that it was tied to the railing. there we go. prompter. there we go. so it was a day at the races. the bug races. students and teachers at palm beach atlantic university in florida got together for their annual -- ew -
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turn that increases in america because we have a growing nation. there are no big historical jumps of the kind that we have experienced in previous transformations. turnout was on par with where we expect to turn out to be. what we are left with is a sort of picture of stability in turn out. it is interesting because there was so much discussion about an unusual surge in turn out for everybody and expected it and we did not get it. generally, when turnout stays within the equilibrium of the party system, when you do not get these unusual surges, the small variation that does occur in turn out, and this is a plot that shows the relationship between turnout of the democratic vote over the last half century, contrary to the common wisdom, the turnout bodes ill for the republicans and good for the democrats. there is essentially no relationship between a good turnout and the democratic vote. it does not happen at any level that i have looked up. not to say that that is not a significant thing and you cannot make it make a difference but in the aggregat
turn that increases in america because we have a growing nation. there are no big historical jumps of the kind that we have experienced in previous transformations. turnout was on par with where we expect to turn out to be. what we are left with is a sort of picture of stability in turn out. it is interesting because there was so much discussion about an unusual surge in turn out for everybody and expected it and we did not get it. generally, when turnout stays within the equilibrium of the...
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he said on "good morning america" and the "today" show that these claims of innocence are a bunch of bunk. >> this was not a legitimate transaction. who negotiates a business transaction at 6:00 in the morning in the shadows of somebody's apartment building? he said your world is about to collapse. >> halterman's lawyer said 6:00 a a.m. is a fine time. >> you go back to 6:00 in the morning as if you have to make the request during normal business hours? i don't get it. >> he said i have embarrassing material and asks for money and gets a check for $2 million. a check! it seems like an open and shut case. >> if the case goes to trial which it looks like it will, part of the defense would be to say that he created a hostile work environment by sleeping with employees. we brought in a lawyer of our own and ran it by him. whether he created a hostile environment is irrelevant. what happens now? it look like the case will go to trial. once again david letterman will be dragged into a ver public and potentially very embarrassing situation. the question is, will a judge bate argument the de
he said on "good morning america" and the "today" show that these claims of innocence are a bunch of bunk. >> this was not a legitimate transaction. who negotiates a business transaction at 6:00 in the morning in the shadows of somebody's apartment building? he said your world is about to collapse. >> halterman's lawyer said 6:00 a a.m. is a fine time. >> you go back to 6:00 in the morning as if you have to make the request during normal business hours? i...
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they will go to central america -- the narco-traffickers. if you are in europe, i would be concerned about that -- the mediterranean. part of this is opportunity. we hope, coming out of the financial crisis, were well sources of growth, from? we are talking about 1 billion hungry people. we are talking about kids who do not get nutrition. what capabilities, inventions, possibilities might those people bring? i do not only look at the risks. >> i apologize. we have come to the end of our allotted time. if any of the panelists would like 30 seconds for any last word? >> if i could -- i want to emphasize the nutrition point and demonstrate one last synergy. this is a product we developed in india made with local produce. it is a power-packed sweet much like, humus. a parent can rip off the corner, squeeze this into a child's mouth and it will give them all the nutrition they need. made with local produce. you do not need to add water or it does not need to be refrigerated. there are no nutritional services to the bottom billion. there are no to
they will go to central america -- the narco-traffickers. if you are in europe, i would be concerned about that -- the mediterranean. part of this is opportunity. we hope, coming out of the financial crisis, were well sources of growth, from? we are talking about 1 billion hungry people. we are talking about kids who do not get nutrition. what capabilities, inventions, possibilities might those people bring? i do not only look at the risks. >> i apologize. we have come to the end of our...
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now they're going to be given a forum to make america seem bad again. criticize and mock america. it's extremely unseemly. >> it may turn out to be an opportunity for some people to get some of the justice they've been looking for for a long time. and they show that the civilian court system can succeed in certain case where is the evidence is clear, it's overwhelming, and you don't need to use all of this secret evidence or evidence that's been obtained through the torture program of the bush administration. >> families of 9/11 victims as you can imagine have some powerful feelings about holding this trial in new york. susan candiotti reports, some people say it hits too close to home. >> reporter: eight years of waiting is eight years too long for jim riches. he wants the alleged 9/11 conspirators tried in new york. the attack killed his son, a fellow firefighter. >> i want to get this moving, justice delay suicide justice denied. >> reporter: a handful of civilians got a close-up look attica lead sheik mohammed and others in a guantanamo courtroom last january when ksm told the
now they're going to be given a forum to make america seem bad again. criticize and mock america. it's extremely unseemly. >> it may turn out to be an opportunity for some people to get some of the justice they've been looking for for a long time. and they show that the civilian court system can succeed in certain case where is the evidence is clear, it's overwhelming, and you don't need to use all of this secret evidence or evidence that's been obtained through the torture program of the...
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i would like to use a simple image that came from one of the french scientists who worked in america. he said from a laboratory bench in 1938, the discovery of fishing, to the end of the war in 1945, -- the discovery of fission, to the end of the war in 1945, that was a huge project, a process they had to go through. >> on the point that you both made of it becoming a military project and then wrapping up in terms of billions of dollars, billions of dollars in manpower, resources, money. was there any doubt from the point that it was conceived that they were building a weapon and a weapon that would be used? >> i do not think so. i think it was clear from the beginning. again, i want to emphasize, how much particular the scientists felt it was a race against nazi germany. someone said the notion of a third reich defended and power by atomic power for 1000 years was terrifying to everyone. >> james b. conant said to harvard students, "the worst possibility we face is not war, it is the complete victory of totalitarianism." i think it sums up the feeling of the scientists at that point
i would like to use a simple image that came from one of the french scientists who worked in america. he said from a laboratory bench in 1938, the discovery of fishing, to the end of the war in 1945, -- the discovery of fission, to the end of the war in 1945, that was a huge project, a process they had to go through. >> on the point that you both made of it becoming a military project and then wrapping up in terms of billions of dollars, billions of dollars in manpower, resources, money....
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like most of america, we feel very safe. law enforcement does a good job keeping us safe. every once in a while there is a change and something is a little different or a lot different. >> let's get a call. laura with us in north carolina. your thoughts here? >> hello, mike. i just wanted to comment on the beautiful service for the military at ft. hood. we need to hug a soldier or sailor or somebody and say thank you. it's a thankless job. i know they volunteer and they are supposed to know what they are getting into, but they didn't ask for this. this is just terrible. >> well put, laura. one thing as i speak of the children. there was a child to be in our midst. and president obama spoke of francesca valuez, with her first child. >> daughter of a father from columbia and a puerto rican mother, served in korea and iraq, was pursuing a career in the army. when she was killed she was pregnant with her first child, was excited about becoming a mother. >> just the lives lost. this is about people and human tragedy here. we're going to take a quick break. as we go to break, mo
like most of america, we feel very safe. law enforcement does a good job keeping us safe. every once in a while there is a change and something is a little different or a lot different. >> let's get a call. laura with us in north carolina. your thoughts here? >> hello, mike. i just wanted to comment on the beautiful service for the military at ft. hood. we need to hug a soldier or sailor or somebody and say thank you. it's a thankless job. i know they volunteer and they are supposed...
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these young people have so much to give america that we must do that now. mr. chairman, i count myself as part of a friend of this great sport. i am from texas, and boy, are we waited to you but we want our young people to be able to live in a good quality of life, comeback after the nfl and share their stories, fighting against youth violence and unforgiving in touch with both of your offices on this issue. you have been very kind. i yield back. >> thank you. the chair recognizes the distinguished gentleman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let's not fool ourselves. football is controlled violence. that's the nature of the game. you don't have to play in nfl to get her. i have five knee surgeries and a new hip and everything and i didn't even play varsity at notre dame, for goodness sakes. but the question is is the violence controlled? teddy roosevelt saved the game of football at the beginning of the last century. when things such as the flying wedge were allowed and players died. and to the question was whether they were going to outlaw this game
these young people have so much to give america that we must do that now. mr. chairman, i count myself as part of a friend of this great sport. i am from texas, and boy, are we waited to you but we want our young people to be able to live in a good quality of life, comeback after the nfl and share their stories, fighting against youth violence and unforgiving in touch with both of your offices on this issue. you have been very kind. i yield back. >> thank you. the chair recognizes the...
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this is what america needs to see. it was a good interview. i'm thinking, if you thought that was a good interview, i don't know what a bad interview was. i knew it wasn't a good interview. >> palin one-on-one set to air on monday's oprah winfrey's show. those saying you don't care, i think you do care. >>> all right. there was a little drama with former miss usa carrie prejean on larry king live. she also has a book she's trying to sell. larry asked about a sex tape she made and why she settled her lawsuit with the pageant. she was ready to bolt. watch this. >> why did you settle? you don't have to tell me the terms of the settlement. why settle since you had a fight to carry on. >> larry, everything discussed in mediation i'll say it again was completely confidential. i'm not going to be able to talk about that. i'm letting you know that ahead of time. >> you can't even say why you settled? how does that break what you settled for. i'm not asking what the settlement was, i'm asking why did you settle? >> it's a confidential agreement and i'm
this is what america needs to see. it was a good interview. i'm thinking, if you thought that was a good interview, i don't know what a bad interview was. i knew it wasn't a good interview. >> palin one-on-one set to air on monday's oprah winfrey's show. those saying you don't care, i think you do care. >>> all right. there was a little drama with former miss usa carrie prejean on larry king live. she also has a book she's trying to sell. larry asked about a sex tape she made and...
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here's what he said on "good morning america". >> he knew letterman's driver. he gave the package to the driver. he didn't break into the car. i don't quite know why people are focusing on that. would it have been better if he sent it federal express? was there some requirement of the law that he sent it federal express? by the way, to keep going back to 6:00 in the morning, that as if somehow you have to make the request during normal business hours. i mean, i don't get it. >> and quite frankly, i don't get it either? who in their right matter takes business proposals to people during normal business hours, anyway? what a crazy idea! all right, carolina, the whole thing is just nuts, isn't it? >> this is just crazy, a.j., i mean, come on. this guy is trying to weasel his way out of something. i've never seen a screenplay with a "pay me or else" clause. that's something that needs to be just -- everyone saw that he went and cashed a $2 million check. what does that tell you? he had incriminating picturing of david letterman. i mean, this was set up as a blackma
here's what he said on "good morning america". >> he knew letterman's driver. he gave the package to the driver. he didn't break into the car. i don't quite know why people are focusing on that. would it have been better if he sent it federal express? was there some requirement of the law that he sent it federal express? by the way, to keep going back to 6:00 in the morning, that as if somehow you have to make the request during normal business hours. i mean, i don't get it....
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the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >>> we've reached the midpoint from the university of the virgil islands. depaul leads st. joseph's by ten. >>> hello there. i'm danyelle sargeant. about 6,000 miles away there is a different version of paradise hosting its own tournament, the maui invitational. the games got under way today. vanderbilt is number 24 in the new ap poll facing cincinnati. early first half, vandy down by two. a.j. ogilvy with the leaner. game tied early on. later in the half, gets it down low. yes. he's going up over everybody. moments later, lance stevenson in transition. cannot connect but yancy gates is there. he has his back. bearcats up by eight. still in the first, vandy utilizing the three off the swing pass. how about john jenkins? buries it. then jenkins again from the wing. the freshman
the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >>> we've reached the midpoint from the university of the virgil islands. depaul leads st. joseph's by ten. >>> hello there. i'm danyelle sargeant. about 6,000 miles away there is a different version of paradise hosting...
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>> good morning. >> let me show you central america right now. we're still through you hurricane season, goes through november 30th. we're watching for tropical depression ida around honduras with a lot of rain. notice the direction and circulation. it will emerge into the western caribbean over the next day. when that happens it has room to strengthen. look at the path, towards cancun over the weekend. by midweek next week, we may be looking at a drop kol storm in the middle part of the gulf of mexi mexico. this path is jutted to the right a little farther. doesn't look like it will be a hurricane, but we have four or five days to watch it. back to the north, we have a low pressure center that went off the coast that night. that was the clipper. it's developing into a major powerhouse as it hits the water. the winds behind it is really all you'll get. a breezy day from d.c. through new york, around boston. live to new york city, here's the way it looks. skies are temporarily clearing out. looking at that yankee ticker tape parade at 11:00 this m
>> good morning. >> let me show you central america right now. we're still through you hurricane season, goes through november 30th. we're watching for tropical depression ida around honduras with a lot of rain. notice the direction and circulation. it will emerge into the western caribbean over the next day. when that happens it has room to strengthen. look at the path, towards cancun over the weekend. by midweek next week, we may be looking at a drop kol storm in the middle part...
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he is having an all-america season. about ten rebounds a game. should be a great matchup between those two teams. >> steve: they got their hands in the face. partial deflection of the shot. >> marques: alex stepheson, blocking, going way up in the cup to get that one. >> steve: good look by marcus johnson scoring. great name. >> marques: there's marcus johnson. a quiet first half. he did play solid defense out on the perimeter, going against brandon richardson, who is a hand full offensively when he gets it going. >> steve: diaz. long. lewis, good rebound. >> marques: good defensive possession. >> steve: really shows me that usc was listening to their coach, kevin o'neill, yesterday. plan your work and work your plan. right now, they are working it well. on the drive, dwight lewis will be at the free-throw line for two shots. >> marques: marcus johnson doing a nice job as the trailer. and secondary break situation. a lot of that is caused by the post-up fence of alex stepheson. you just see a bevy of red jersey kufkers around him. marcus johnson
he is having an all-america season. about ten rebounds a game. should be a great matchup between those two teams. >> steve: they got their hands in the face. partial deflection of the shot. >> marques: alex stepheson, blocking, going way up in the cup to get that one. >> steve: good look by marcus johnson scoring. great name. >> marques: there's marcus johnson. a quiet first half. he did play solid defense out on the perimeter, going against brandon richardson, who is a...
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. >>> and america's past time just got more expensive. the red sox are raising ticket prices by as much as 5 bucks. they did freeze price is this year and set a record for attendance. field seats will come up from 125. maybe the economy's turning around? the real estate market is not. this costs 55 million bucks to build. the silver dome stadium in michigan sold for the price of a one-bedroom apartment. $583,000, to a canadian real estate group. >> what are they going to do with it? >> they want to use it for sporting events. in the next half hour, a baseball player overcomes a major obstacle to win a major award. >> thanks. >>> what would you do with a building that size? here's bob for our travelers. >> i want to take you real quick to boston. if you're going up there today, it's a cold start. temperatures in the 30s, but partly cloudy skies, up to about 50 to 53. no problems delaywise there, but some popping up down south. chicago metro's look at an east wind. atlanta, we've had delays because of morning clouds. charlotte, you're at a
. >>> and america's past time just got more expensive. the red sox are raising ticket prices by as much as 5 bucks. they did freeze price is this year and set a record for attendance. field seats will come up from 125. maybe the economy's turning around? the real estate market is not. this costs 55 million bucks to build. the silver dome stadium in michigan sold for the price of a one-bedroom apartment. $583,000, to a canadian real estate group. >> what are they going to do with...
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. >> and you are going to be deployed where in america? >> i'll be stationed at ft. bragg six months after i get done here at benning. >> a permanent duty station. >> yes. >> what kind of questions do you have? >> we koent won't have a significant down payment, just use va loan. or should we wait, maybe a yeefr, rent for a while and put a decent sized savings away we can put a down payment on the home? >> there is no right answer to that. if you buy a home pretty quickly, under a va loan, the advantage to that side of it is that the housing market won't have recovered by six months from now. let's say you waited 18 months, 24 hours to have substantial down payment. there may have started to be a meaningful recovery of the housing market. even though i love people to pay substantial down payment, in your circumstance, when you get to bragg, i would with look at buying a home there before the market recovers. but especially if you find one that's a real deal. >> clark can be your money coach as well. the clark howard show airs saturdays and sundays right here on h l n
. >> and you are going to be deployed where in america? >> i'll be stationed at ft. bragg six months after i get done here at benning. >> a permanent duty station. >> yes. >> what kind of questions do you have? >> we koent won't have a significant down payment, just use va loan. or should we wait, maybe a yeefr, rent for a while and put a decent sized savings away we can put a down payment on the home? >> there is no right answer to that. if you buy a...
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a hurricane that already made a mess in central america is closing in on the united states. you're going to hear what kind of trouble hurricane ida could be bringing. >>> is there a connection between the fort hood shooting suspect and 9/11 hijackers? no evidence yet but the fbi think there's reason enough to look into that. >>> plus a big question today for the supreme court. what punishment is too harsh for kids who commit crimes? >>> first, though, the u.s. gulf coast is about to get hit by the season's first atlantic hurricane, ida. a category one storm with 90-mile-an-hour winds. it made a mess in nicaragua and is due to make landfall near the alabama-mississippi state line tomorrow. louisiana already declared a state of emergency. >>> is it just me or does it seem like it's a surprise that it's november and we're just now getting our first storm from the atlantic? >> it is kind of odd. less than 5% of all tropical storms or hurricanes happen in the month of november during a season so it's odd but we're breaking the odds. this is updated within the last minute. winds a
a hurricane that already made a mess in central america is closing in on the united states. you're going to hear what kind of trouble hurricane ida could be bringing. >>> is there a connection between the fort hood shooting suspect and 9/11 hijackers? no evidence yet but the fbi think there's reason enough to look into that. >>> plus a big question today for the supreme court. what punishment is too harsh for kids who commit crimes? >>> first, though, the u.s. gulf...
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maybe a year or two, two years. >> and are going to be deployed where in america? >> maybe stationed in fort bragg in about the next six months after i get done here at benning. that's like a permanent duty -- >> yes. >> what questions do you have about buying a house? >> should we wait maybe a year, rent for a while and put a decent-sized savings away that we can put a down payment on the home? >> there is no right answer to that. if you buy a home pretty quickly under a va loan, the advantage to that side of it is that the housing market won't have recovered by six months from now. let's say you waited 18 months, 24 months to have substantial downpayment. there may have started to be a meaningful recovery to the housing market. even though i love people to pay substantial down payment, in your circumstance, when you get to bragg, i would like at buying a home there before the market recovers. but especially if you find one that's a real deal. >>> next on "clark howard" -- >> nobody knows how to get a bargain at sam's club, are you serious? >> i mean you can actua
maybe a year or two, two years. >> and are going to be deployed where in america? >> maybe stationed in fort bragg in about the next six months after i get done here at benning. that's like a permanent duty -- >> yes. >> what questions do you have about buying a house? >> should we wait maybe a year, rent for a while and put a decent-sized savings away that we can put a down payment on the home? >> there is no right answer to that. if you buy a home pretty...
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dark secrets from some of america's most beloved celebrities. >> he used to spit on me. he would actually spit on me. >> secrets we'd never believe unless we heard it straight from their own mouths. >> i started waking up in my father's hotel room bed. >> reporter: secrets both shocking and heartbreaking. >> he'd whip all over your face, your back, everywhere. and i'd always hear my mother, no, joe, you're going to kill him, no. >> reporter: whitney houston stunned america when she confessed all to oprah about her drug use with now ex-husband bobby brown. >> you were freebasing cocaine. >> and weed. >> your drug of choice was weed combined with cocaine? >> weed and cocaine. >> and she dropped a lot of bombshells about her life with bobby brown and how emotionally abusive their relationship was. >> we started to paint our room, our bedroom, just eyes, evil eyes, that were looking at every point of the room. >> reporter: but secrets don't get much darker than mackenzie phillips's revelations to larry king about her incestuous relationship with her father, john phillips. >>
dark secrets from some of america's most beloved celebrities. >> he used to spit on me. he would actually spit on me. >> secrets we'd never believe unless we heard it straight from their own mouths. >> i started waking up in my father's hotel room bed. >> reporter: secrets both shocking and heartbreaking. >> he'd whip all over your face, your back, everywhere. and i'd always hear my mother, no, joe, you're going to kill him, no. >> reporter: whitney houston...
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they call the legislation a bill that america can't afford to pay. yesterday one congresswoman echoed that sentiment with some controversial words. >> i believe that the greatest fear that we all should have to our freedom comes from this room, this very room, and what may happen later this week in terms of a tax increase bill massac masquerading as a terrorist bill. i believe we have more fear on that than we do anything else in the country. >> the lady says she was speaking off the cuff. >>> he serves in the military state guards. clark and robin teamed up to help soldiers and you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >> all right, specialist greg fry is right here and he has a question about something i have seen on the commercials again and again, and i know you guys have on our own station as well. go ahead and ask the question. >> clark, what is the best way to invest in gold? >> other than turn in your wife's story or something like that? >> first, all the ads you see on tv from people to buy your jewelry and all that, run away.
they call the legislation a bill that america can't afford to pay. yesterday one congresswoman echoed that sentiment with some controversial words. >> i believe that the greatest fear that we all should have to our freedom comes from this room, this very room, and what may happen later this week in terms of a tax increase bill massac masquerading as a terrorist bill. i believe we have more fear on that than we do anything else in the country. >> the lady says she was speaking off...
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bank of america told cnn it's changed its overdraft policies just this month. no longer will it charge overdraft fees when a customer's account is overdrawn for a total amount less than $10 and won't impose more than four overdraft fees in a single day. elizabeth warren who chairs congress's oversight committee says fees are the real way banks make their money. >> the truth is there will be another fee tomorrow and another the day after and another the day after that because they're all hidden you can't find them. the first time most people discover them is when they have to pay them. >> abrams complained to the bank twice before going to the top and writing a letter to then ceo, ken lewis and that made the difference. his fees were removed but the frustration remains. >> i really think it's unfair, especially coming from in light of what's going on with the banks now they're being bailed out by the government. i think they have some kind of responsibility to consumers. >> back with us john from credit.com. we've seen a lot of trouble in the market recently. pe
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the purpose he says for this white house jobs forum is to find ways to put america back to work. the unemployment hit a 26-year high of 10.2% in october. later on today, president obama leaves for a trip to asia. >>> a school in north carolina is ending a fundraiser that allowed the kids to get extra credit when they donated money. who thought this was okay? in the fundraiser, every 20 bucks donated by a student would earn them 20 extra credit points they could use on tests no less. the school board stopped the fundraiser is returning the money and saying no extra credit will be given. i hear people laughing. it sounds crazy. >>> if the airline industry is broken, some say a meeting today could be the first step toward fixing it. a lot of airlines are on shaky financial grounds. transportation secretary ray la hood wants to talk about the state of the industry and find ways the government can help it get financial stability back. the forum is closed to the public. >>> some of the stories we're watching for you already in the "morning express" planner. a hearing will take place in
the purpose he says for this white house jobs forum is to find ways to put america back to work. the unemployment hit a 26-year high of 10.2% in october. later on today, president obama leaves for a trip to asia. >>> a school in north carolina is ending a fundraiser that allowed the kids to get extra credit when they donated money. who thought this was okay? in the fundraiser, every 20 bucks donated by a student would earn them 20 extra credit points they could use on tests no less....
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>> they said would you be interested in running for vice president of the united states of america? and i said yes, i would love to. yes, i would be honored to be able to help contribute to the campaign if we were so blessed as to win, to the country. >> but there's no part of you that thinks, well, i wonder if i'm really up for that job. >> no, no. i didn't blink. i felt quite confident in my abilities and my executive experience knowing that this is an executive administrative job, happy to get in there and contribute. >> well, palin also saidly jie johnston has an open invitation to thanksgiving dinner. he's the father of her grandson and has publicly criticized her. in a few minutes you'll hear what palin said about a possible presidential run. >>> a georgia teacher is accused of trying to put a hit on a student. the student's attorney tells local media that randolph forde asked the 16-year-old if he was gay and threatened to hit him. police say that he asked another student to kill the teen. >> the teacher held a piece of paper up with the victim's name on it advising that he w
>> they said would you be interested in running for vice president of the united states of america? and i said yes, i would love to. yes, i would be honored to be able to help contribute to the campaign if we were so blessed as to win, to the country. >> but there's no part of you that thinks, well, i wonder if i'm really up for that job. >> no, no. i didn't blink. i felt quite confident in my abilities and my executive experience knowing that this is an executive...
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talks to actress carrie fisher about her new broadway show "wishful drinking" and her life as one of america's beloved movie star. catch joy tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific right here on hln. >>> getting word that white house communications director, anita dunn is stepping down. she'll leave early next month. dan pfeiffer, the current deputy communications director, will take over the top job. dunn's made it clear she planned to hold the position only temporarily. >>> a fight broke out on the field of a high school girls' soccer game and then carried over into the stands. this happened at the state championship in rhode island. look at this. fourth and final game. a minute left, tempers flare and these two go at it. look at the hair-pulling. officials tried to break it up. during the trophy presentation, fans in the stands started brawling as well. >>> you think you're at risk of identity theft? a new website can tell you. clark howard tells us about this free easy way to help protect your identity. what risk are you at of identity theft? we see all the commercials about the great way
talks to actress carrie fisher about her new broadway show "wishful drinking" and her life as one of america's beloved movie star. catch joy tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific right here on hln. >>> getting word that white house communications director, anita dunn is stepping down. she'll leave early next month. dan pfeiffer, the current deputy communications director, will take over the top job. dunn's made it clear she planned to hold the position only temporarily....
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Nov 29, 2009
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we honor america and canada with the singing of our national anthems. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light. ♪ what so proudly we hailed, at the twilight's last gleaming. ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight . ♪ oer the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streams. ♪ and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air. ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. ♪ oh, say does that star- spangled banner yet wave. ♪ oer the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [! oh, canada [ singing in french ] . ♪ god keep our land, glorious and free, oh, canada, we stand on god for thee. ♪ oh, canada we send on god for thee. [ cheers and applause ] >> bravo. the singing of the national anthems of the united states and canada. bruce boudreau, ready to bark out the signals from behind the washington bench. his caps come into tonight's action with a mark of 14-5-6. those 34 points are good for 1st in the southeast division. squaring off with montreal fourth best in the northeast. 12-12-1 and these caps have been seein
we honor america and canada with the singing of our national anthems. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light. ♪ what so proudly we hailed, at the twilight's last gleaming. ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight . ♪ oer the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streams. ♪ and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air. ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. ♪ oh, say does that star- spangled banner yet wave. ♪...
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health activists say kids get too much sugar anyway heightening america's obesity problems. >>> get this. the niece of cleveland's mayor had a relationship with the same man suspected of strangling at least 11 women and hiding their bodies in his house. she tells affiliate woio that an thonny sowell took good care of her and she never thought the smells in his house might be bodies. sowell faces five counts of aggravated murder. >>> researchers think australia's koe wall la population could be exing tingt within a few years because of climate change. the australia koala foundation says there are about 43,000 left and there were millions in the 1800s. the population dropped 64% between 1999 and 2008. >>> what is it with video from girls soccer? a fight broke out in high school girls soccer game caught on video. and so make it even worse, it was the state championships? >> it was the state championship. from what i understand that new mexico soccer player is now sending a thank you note -- no, she's not really. it's what's going on here with women's soccer? this was the state championship
health activists say kids get too much sugar anyway heightening america's obesity problems. >>> get this. the niece of cleveland's mayor had a relationship with the same man suspected of strangling at least 11 women and hiding their bodies in his house. she tells affiliate woio that an thonny sowell took good care of her and she never thought the smells in his house might be bodies. sowell faces five counts of aggravated murder. >>> researchers think australia's koe wall la...
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independence is the spirit that drives america's most successful investors. announcer: trade commission-free for 30 days plus get $100 cash when you open an account. you'd think it would be something out of your control. not necessarily. after menopause, when a woman has a fracture, the underlying cause could be osteoporosis. that's a fracture that might have been prevented. if you have post menopausal osteoporosis you could be at high risk for fracture which is why i hope you'll call now. 1-800-267-0241 for this free information kit. in it you'll see the difference between the inside of a strong bone and the inside of an osteoporotic bone... weakened, prone to fracture. you'll find ways to help reverse bone loss and to help prevent fractures. learn how to help maintain strong bones and read about an effective treatment option. there's even a guide to use when you talk to your doctor. osteoporosis is that important. another surgeon agrees with me. the surgeon general. half of women over 50 will suffer an osteoporosis related frture in their lifetime. call 1-8
independence is the spirit that drives america's most successful investors. announcer: trade commission-free for 30 days plus get $100 cash when you open an account. you'd think it would be something out of your control. not necessarily. after menopause, when a woman has a fracture, the underlying cause could be osteoporosis. that's a fracture that might have been prevented. if you have post menopausal osteoporosis you could be at high risk for fracture which is why i hope you'll call now....
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Nov 24, 2009
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professional football is the most popular sport in america. it is important the league and the players make every effort to make pro football as safe as reasonably possible. the nfl should continue to study the potential long-term effects of head injuries on player health. the league should also study whether equipment improvements or stricter rules enforcement could reduce long-term impacts of head injuries. and of course college and high school officials should do the same. congress should not attempt to influence the upcoming collective bargaining process, the nfl, and its players union are about to undertake. we should also avoid the temptation to legislate in this area. and football, like soccer, and rugby and even basketball and baseball involves contact that can produce injuries. we cannot eliminate regulation without eliminating the games themselves. and the retired player study concludes, the study finds retired players to be in good stead, overall. and their history of physical fitness shows up in lower rates of diabetes and cardiora
professional football is the most popular sport in america. it is important the league and the players make every effort to make pro football as safe as reasonably possible. the nfl should continue to study the potential long-term effects of head injuries on player health. the league should also study whether equipment improvements or stricter rules enforcement could reduce long-term impacts of head injuries. and of course college and high school officials should do the same. congress should...